Видоизмененный углерод

Chapter 15

           

           "Wait,you"

           ThePhilipsgunsighed.

           Damage.

           Iwasinthemidstofthespiderwebholo,reachingforthebardoors,whentheyswungopenandIfoundmyselffacetofacewithDeek.HehadevenlesstimetoreacttothephantombeforehimthanMilohad.Itippedhimthetiniestofformalbows,barelyaninclinationofmyhead,andthenletgoofthefuryinsidemeandshothimrepeatedlyatwaistheightwithbothNemexandPhilipsgun.HestaggeredbackthroughthedoorsunderthemultipleimpactsandIfollowedhimin,stillfiring.

           Itwasawidespace,dimlylitbyangledspotsandthesubduedorangeguidelightsofthedancers’runway,nowabandoned.Alongonewall,coolbluelightshoneupfrombehindthebar,asifitwasfrontinganobscuredownwardstaircasetoparadise.Behindwasrackedwiththepipes,jack-insandbottlesonoffer.Thekeeperofthisangel’shoardtookonelookatDeck,reelingbackwardswithhishandssunkinhisruinedguts,andwentfortheholdoutbelowthebarataspeedthatwastrulysemi-divine.

           Iheardthedroppedglassshatter,threwouttheNemexandhammeredhimbackagainstthedisplayedwaresonthewalllikeanimpromptucrucifixion.Hehungthereamoment,curiouslyelegant,thenturnedandclaweddownaracketofbottlesandpipesonhiswaytothefloor.Deekwentdowntoo,stillmoving,andadim,bulky-lookingformleanedagainsttheedgeoftherunwayleaptforward,clearingahandgunfromthewaist.

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